July 2015 – Maura Elizabeth Cunningham

LA Review of Books: Q&A with Shannon Young, Author of “Year of Fire Dragons”

I have a new post up at the LA Review of Books China Blog, in which I interview Hong Kong-based author Shannon Young: Young, however, didn’t originally plan to spend her life writing; she wanted to be an editor. But after graduating from college in 2009, she found many of her plans upended. Publishing jobsContinue reading “LA Review of Books: Q&A with Shannon Young, Author of “Year of Fire Dragons””

Shanghai Snapshots

What did I do with ten days of vacation in Shanghai? Well, I spent a lot of that time recharging my batteries—drinking multiple cups of instant coffee and writing or reading in my cozy attic room at the Astor House, marking the passage of hours by the chiming of “The East Is Red” from theContinue reading “Shanghai Snapshots”

“Home” Again in Shanghai

The work portion of my China trip over, I flew to Shanghai on Sunday morning for a week-plus of vacation. The minute I walked out of Hongqiao Airport, everything clicked: I was back in familiar territory—my territory. I jumped into a cab and smoothly gave the driver instructions to get to my hotel, knowing exactlyContinue reading ““Home” Again in Shanghai”